NEWMAN MS

As a reasonably sized intermediate school in Skiatook, Oklahoma, NEWMAN MS enrolls 507 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by SKIATOOK. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 388 students each, so NEWMAN MS sits 31% above that benchmark.

NEWMAN MS is one of 5 schools operated by SKIATOOK, a district that teaches 2,312 students overall.

On the student-mix side, NEWMAN MS records that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 23% Native American, 20% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, NEWMAN MS has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.7:1. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Osage County (around 71%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, NEWMAN MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.5%; this one delivers 28.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Osage County) records that median household income runs about $62,847, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Osage County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,655 students), of which NEWMAN MS is one.

Nearest neighbor: SKIATOOK INTERMEDIATE ES, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around NEWMAN MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEWMAN MS at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 37.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEWMAN MS has shrank 10%, going from 561 students in 2018 to 507 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 59% to 49% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

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